The year I changed my career as a programmer (8)

After going through the ups and downs of job hunting, I can do whatever I want.

Ding You Daji

When I was on the train, Ling Xiao's problems continued, and the boss was anxious to say that he would go with Qing Xu to solve the acceptance problem a few years ago. Later, Ren Tian was smart, and they were afraid that we might not be able to make a good result if we rushed to make it, so they asked to write an email report on the current progress! But after the email was sent out, Ling Xiao mentioned a lot of things that we didn't do well, and he also suspected that I hadn't fully conveyed the requirements to Qingxu. In fact, I updated the form every day after testing, but Qingxu was too busy to make changes. Rentian is about to celebrate the New Year, and the progress is not being urged, and the boss finally gave up on the plan that was completed years ago. I continue to update the log with Qingxu's development progress-there has been progress in the past two days at the end of the year, probably because Qingxu took time out. One of the biggest benefits of working at home is being able to be with your loved ones.

Before the Spring Festival, someone in the village got married, and I was catching up with Lali for dinner. I haven’t sat down in my hometown for a few years, and the people are still the same people, but the fish, shrimp and crabs in the meals are much more than before. In the end, I dug a hole in the ground and buried the unfinished meals. I used to share them with my neighbors. After a few days, it can be seen that people are not short of food now. The boiling water supply has also been upgraded. In the past, a large pot or multiple stoves were used to burn and fill the water immediately. Now it is a large cannonball-shaped water tank similar to a coal stove for heating.

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, after helping my mother make more than 200 steamed buns, I studied with my father about the air outlet of the feed mill at home. This shredder helped me a lot when I was in school and guaranteed my family's financial resources. But doing this job is also very strenuous, because each bag of one or two hundred catties of grain has to be lifted to the iron frame, and there is also a huge noise. My mother's ears are still ringing from the noise in those years. At that time, one bag could earn one yuan, but now there are fewer people raising cattle in the surrounding area, and there are not many opportunities to run the shredder. I said that I should just sell it to anyone who wants it, but my father is reluctant. The upper shed is covered with colored tiles, and there is nowhere to put the air outlet pipe of the pulverizer. Dad and the neighbors studied for a long time, and first used a borrowed flat-blade drill bit to cut a hole in the front wall relatively easily, and put the pipe through. Later, a small hole was dug. After inserting the iron rod, it was found that the hole was not very vertical, which caused a little twist when it was tied here. Everyone expressed their different opinions. Dad was studying on the side without moving. After a long time, he adopted a suggestion, put a pipe on the iron rod, bent the iron rod and tied the grinder barrel, and the work was completed! When Dad encounters a problem, he always calmly researches the solution. If he can't solve it, he won't give up. I have been fascinated by this aspect since I was a child, and when encountering problems, I will look for various solutions, so that when I used many methods to solve the problems of the computer control system during the Beidiao period, my colleagues said that I was clever! At noon the next day, my younger brother came back from vacation, and my mother was cooking rice and meat in a pot with hard firewood. My younger brother took out an unfinished hard firewood stick from under the pot, and found a piece of cardboard on the stove, which wrote The word "transfer" was inserted into the shredder. Like me, he doesn't agree with the family doing this again, but at this time his financial intervention is more active than mine, which may have something to do with our respective situations!

Post couplets, set off firecrackers, go to the grave, eat New Year’s Eve dinner, watch the Spring Festival Gala, Ding You is lucky! Visiting relatives in the first month, my brother and I rode a mountain bike, with canvas wrapped gifts hanging on both sides of the seat. Compared with the electric bikes full of roads, it was very simple. When we passed through the village, we often attracted the attention of old men sunbathing. . From time to time, they come to chat, take a look, and then like it. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, my brother and I rode bicycles to my aunt's house, about 27 kilometers back and forth. Relying on our sense of direction, we specifically searched for the nearest road, and anyway, it would be a big deal to check with GPS. In the end, I felt that I was supposed to arrive, but I found that I had walked to a cemetery, the feet were full of wheat, the road was gone, and the bicycle could not be ridden. Later, I found my aunt's house after checking the mobile phone map. My aunt is not in good health recently, and we are still full from the meals cooked by her two children as in previous years. At 4:00 p.m., we returned along the original road, and the journey lasted exactly one hour. The biggest reward was that the clothes inside were soaked, and the cotton-padded jacket outside squeezed a lot of water. The next day my younger brother went to work, but in the afternoon he found that he couldn’t get in touch. In the evening, he went to Xi’an and called back from a friend’s phone, saying that his phone suddenly disappeared when he was queuing at the bus station in our county at noon. He called the police and hoped to adjust the monitoring, but the police didn't care, saying that the New Year was too busy to handle. In the evening, I was watching "The Good Dinosaur" with my mother. My father suddenly called my brother's cell phone. The person who answered the phone said that it was a cell phone he had picked up, and asked us to pick it up at a place tens of kilometers away in a neighboring county the next day. My brother and I checked. If you are not familiar with this situation, you will be easily scammed if you go by yourself. It would be safer to bring plainclothes police, but none of the police is willing to go. Later, my younger brother negotiated with that person several times, and finally reached an agreement, and the payment will be made first. If there is no problem, my younger brother will transfer 100 yuan as a reward. If there is any problem, I will call the police. Fortunately, the phone was safe in the end, but all the information on the phone was deleted, and my brother reset the phone to use it.

This Spring Festival, in addition to visiting relatives, while at home learning about front-end information and preparing for job hunting, I also took time to edit the video of the volunteer annual meeting. I showed everyone the simple VR glasses I brought back, and the result was as good as it looks, and even older people feel dizzy after watching it. I am usually not at home, and my mother cooks all kinds of pasta every day, so that I can make up for the regret that I have not been able to eat rice in my hometown for a year. The city can still eat for a while. During the Chinese New Year, the temple is busy, and my mother has to find time to help with the cooking. As in previous years, I went to my younger brother's place first after leaving home, and had a snack at noon, and we talked about our respective plans in the afternoon. When I mentioned my plans for the future, I said that I am very confident in music++, and there will definitely be a market after it is made. The target users are those who need to create music, not necessarily those who are professional in music. I also mentioned the law of dialect and mandarin transformation found in "Qin Opera Music". In the future, I can also do some interesting things in it, but I don't have enough energy and time to study it now. I have to find a stable job before doing it. Intend. But now he has a stable job, and he usually goes deep into technical studies as planned. After dinner, I went to Hou Mansion to eat local snacks, walked through a large square full of laser spotlights, went to the supermarket to buy things, and walked 12 or 13 kilometers when I got home. The next morning, I bought some steamed buns and hurried on the train. There was a little girl on the opposite side of the car, who studied tourism but worked as a financial manager in an IT company. When she mentioned that their company was full of programmers and very few girls, the pride written on her face shone.

bid farewell

On the first day of work, the boss, Sanqing, Dongjun and I were all present. Affected by me, Sanqing and Dongjun often eat vegetarian meals. Later, Shanqing also brought her husband to help the company run the line, which is said to save a lot of cost than calling outsiders. We continue to work hard for the acceptance of Rentian. I uploaded the APP made by Qingxu to the server to generate a QR code for them to download and test. Continue to test the playback effect of m3u8 on the web according to Qingxu’s requirements, and found that other devices are fine, but IE11 will freeze after a few seconds of playback. I started to write an operation manual for the platform we built, and Dongjun stopped coming to the company because of the start of school.

After the Lantern Festival, I called my boss to mention my resignation. I said that my personal ability is limited, I can do everything in the company but I can’t do anything well, I work very hard but it’s very difficult, and I’m not very efficient for the company. The boss expressed his retention, and I said let him meet the right person and consider me as soon as possible so that he can hand over. The real reason for leaving is the same. I don't like lying, especially I don't like always finding reasons to prevaricate clients. Thinking of this, I can't wait to find a job right away. I sincerely wrote a resignation letter to my boss, reviewing the rough experience of the company over the past year, his dedication, my efforts, his care for me, and even letting me live in his home to participate in training and study. Very grateful indeed. I said that I am old now, and I can barely do things to learn knowledge, but it is not easy to change my personality. I will find someone who specializes in front-end work, and if I have improved my skills, I may be able to help the company work more efficiently. Live. After handing in this letter, I felt a sense of relief and unprecedented job hunting pressure coming at the same time. I also said to invite the boss and Shanqing to dinner and thank them for their care and care, but they didn't agree.

Rentian’s acceptance meeting started. Everyone asked some common questions, and Qingxu answered them one by one. The boss of Rentian didn’t have much objection. Regarding the existing problems: browser compatibility of surveillance video, unfinished operation manual, and Ling Xiao on the interface For some bugs proposed, we promise to fix them all within one week, and the acceptance will be passed. On the way back, the boss mentioned my resignation and relaxed the conditions for the reason, saying:

"How about this, you will only be responsible for the front-end in the future, do a good job in the page layout interaction, and learn three.js, we will develop in this direction. Would you like to think about it?"

I didn't know how to answer for a moment, thought for a while and said: "I might find a job that has something to do with front-end and music..."

"Go out to find a job at your current level, but you are not capable in front-end, back-end, and music. No one dares to ask for it. Why don't you work on one or two more projects with us to practice your skills!"

When the boss said this, I immediately remembered that when I left my previous unit, the former boss also said the same thing to me, saying that no one wanted me when I left. Li Bai said: "I am born to be useful." I never believe the bosses' nonsense, I only believe in my own ability! But I still told my boss:

"We do a lot of work here, and there are many irregularities in the things we make, and the work is slow. I will go and see how the more formal company codes are written, learn some new technologies, and I can help us in the future. Do another project."

"If you're leaving, I'll sell that bunch of musical instruments!"

I was a little sad, but there was nothing I could do other than regret it! No matter how important personal preferences and ideals are, they must also be based on the premise of a stable life and solving the problem of food and clothing. What's more, now that I have a family, I am not the only one who considers it. My choice is wise, the things I love can be temporarily put down, but I will not give up.

In the last days, I have not made any progress in testing the video playback problem of Qingxu, but I received a message from the technology of a Chinese camera manufacturer, saying that he just made a project and used the m3u8 format stream, and the platform has been adjusted. I spelled out the address according to the requirements, put it on our platform for a try, and sure enough, everything worked! I helped Qingxu go through the process of applying for IOS development, and made some pictures together. Ling Xiao still urged me to make progress every day. I urged Qingxu in the group, but the effect was not good. In the end, Ling Xiao asked that all the problems must be corrected within the next day. I went to the boss, and the boss said to let Qingxu handle it by himself, so I don't have to worry about it. I compiled and perfected the operation manual, and took the time to organize a document of the materials and locations used in the work on the computer, so that newcomers can find and use them conveniently. I tried the instruments one by one again, and there was no problem. I also wrote documents on the instrument parameters, instructions for use, and precautions. I hope the next owner can treat them well.

The boss wants to select the JavaWeb-related textbooks for the students this semester. When asked about S2SH, I said that I bought this book when I was in a training institution, and I will not use it much in the future, so I will keep it for him. I also told my boss to take the earphones that I have been listening to when I bought drums on the way home from get off work recently. I also specially emphasized that I did not move the earphones worth more than a thousand. The day before leaving the company, Shanqing brought her mother to the company. She said that her neck hurts too much, and she was afraid of accidents on the way to drive, so she would feel more at ease sitting next to her. I shared the "Heart Mantra of the Medicine Master Buddha" with her. Hope she listens more! One day, a leader who shared the office with the boss brought a little girl to clean up. They were very interested in musical instruments. I played the guitar for a demonstration, and the little girl started to learn on the spot and practiced all afternoon, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to teach. I remembered that Shanqing said many times before that she wanted to learn guitar, but she never practiced it seriously. This depends on personal enthusiasm! On March 9th, I sorted out everything at hand, took a last look at the pile of musical instruments, and took a photo as a souvenir. Lock the door, and bid farewell to my journey of more than a year, turn around and look forward, a new starting point, new expectations!

job hunting

Browsing the recruitment website, you often see the age limit for the programming industry-no more than 30 years old. Judging from the year, I am already 32 years old this year, but in the one and a half years of IT work experience, the accumulated time in front-end work has not been half a year. Older age and less work experience are unavoidable, and we can only make up for it in other ways. Whether it will work or not, you will only know if you try your best! I checked the resume writing skills on the Internet and found that it would be better to make the project something that everyone can see. So I reviewed the two-dimensional code anti-counterfeiting verification project half a year ago, rewrote a demo, improved the form verification rules, and asked my classmates to help me connect the database to the server. Write it down on your resume. I then organized the css3 study notes into a webpage, wrote a floating animation directory by chapter, and hung the entry address on the resume. Finally, I asked my sister who came out to help me give some optimization suggestions. At this time, everyone was posting many photos of snowfall on the Internet, but the weather in Daocheng was very sunny and very cold, but all this could not freeze my enthusiasm for the unknown new job!

From the Spring Festival to the job hunting period, I finally finished editing the videos organized by the volunteers. The host is fine, but there are too many game machines and it is too fragmented. The automatic alignment function of the software is time-consuming, and the effect is not very satisfactory. I might as well refer to the graphics of the sound waves. to align. Sometimes I get dizzy from busy work at night, and when I look back at my wife watching the Korean drama "Mermaid", she is moved to tears, which is really hard for me to understand! No matter how good the story is, if it doesn't help the reality, I can't calm down and appreciate it. Maybe she likes that kind of virtual world, and I am more realistic! After expressing my doubts, a little quarrel was unavoidable, and every day after that, she climbed on the exercise bike and pedaled for a while while watching, and I didn't say anything, so everyone gave in.

About 10 days before I left, I started sending out resumes. I voted for more than a dozen, and waited for a few days. Some of them received rejection reasons that their resumes did not match, and some showed that they had no text after being checked, and finally received three calls. One was too far away. After I refused, the personnel still introduced the company's project and sent an email saying that if there is a project site closer to me, I will be notified. The remaining two I made an appointment on the same day and asked for leave to go to the interview.

The first one is in the development zone. A technical person chatted with me in the corridor for a while, and asked about some front-end things, and I answered them truthfully. When I said that I have been working in other industries after graduation, and that I did not do all the front-end work within two years after switching to programming, and answered that the expected salary was 6K, I felt hopeless from his doubts. I checked the interview skills on the way back, and I couldn't be so straightforward.

In the afternoon, I went to the second company. The recruitment requirements were very individual. I don’t want those who are afraid of making a lot of money, those who know intrigues, and those who don’t know how to enjoy life. As soon as I went in, I took a personality test and filled out several forms. The attitude of the personnel interview is very good, and the speech is very gentle and kind, just like the comments on the Internet. But mentioned that they need the front-end to cooperate with the background, and the background is still .net, I said that according to my experience of learning java, even if I am learning here, I will not be able to reach the level of formal projects in a few days. Even though I knew there would be no results, the relaxed and friendly interview process made me feel good about the company.

Later, I received a call. I checked online that it was a subsidiary of Dane. It was said that when I went there, I would trick the applicant into training. I quickly refused. I revise my resume to maximize my learning ability to balance less experience and shorter time. I also tried to write a motto instead of my unattractive photo, but one person who called for an interview asked for a photo. Later, he said that it would be fine to bring a resume with a photo during the interview. I also received a call saying that my resume was incomplete. When asked to write a few years ago, I said that it had little to do with programming. The other party said that they wanted someone with many years of development experience, and then hung up. I was worried that I would lose my chance if I was picked and picked by others, so I started investing in the sea. A few days later I had four appointments on the same day.

The third company (counting from the time I started submitting my resume) is a furniture company. The company has no front-end and no design. They hope to hire a front-end to do the design work as well. Work 5 and a half days a week, only 5 insurance. I am not optimistic about the working environment and responsibilities of this company. I don't want to make a half-baked design to delay the front end.

The fourth one is an Internet company. The interviewers are a man and a woman. The atmosphere is easy-going. It seems that there is a lot of work to do. The surrounding cubicles are also full of employees holding laptops. They said that the background is PHP, and they may have to learn it now, and the salary during the internship period is only 60%-70%. Five insurances, working 5 and a half days a week.

The fifth one is in the software park. I only found out when I went there that the manager took out his rest time in order to ask me to interview the manager—almost everyone else was sleeping on the table. I think it was probably because the work was too tiring, and everyone couldn’t do it in the afternoon without taking a rest. Bar! The interviewer said that they mainly outsourced to Microsoft and had high requirements for English reading and writing. The interviewer spoke very quickly, asked a lot of professional questions, and asked what the class col-xd-3 in bootstrap means! I didn't realize it at the time, but after checking it, it really didn't exist! Before leaving, the interviewer sent me 2 emails in English, and asked me to comment on the project after reading and reply in English. Regular treatment, five insurances and one housing fund, weekends, flexible work. Later, considering my limited interest and ability in English, I still emailed back and said that I was not competent.

The sixth one is near the electronic city, the building is very bad, and there are several floors. The working hours are long, 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, no insurance during the probation period, 4 days off per month, half-month salary will be deducted when leaving the job, and the promotion system is very strict. The product is the operating platform of major hospitals, only the front end, regardless of the background. Came out not feeling great, like a sweatshop.

While improving the project on the resume, I optimized the experience from the user's point of view, especially considering the situation that the interviewer checked after scanning the code with a mobile phone, I spent some effort on the mobile terminal adaptation. Considering that these companies I have interviewed often ask me how long it will take me to develop a page, I will answer one to two days, but it depends on whether the specific interaction is complicated or not. In fact, I have never tried to make a webpage by myself through a picture. I took a look at the Baidu homepage this weekend and found that it took a long time to adjust the top navigation and the middle search box to my satisfaction. Such a page is barely a day, but when I saw the Taobao homepage, I was dumbfounded. There are too many contents, and each piece has a different form of expression and interaction! Then two more interviews were arranged.

As soon as the seventh company entered, it didn't feel like a place to work. The first floor was filled with a lot of old furniture. The second and third floors had large rooms with large office spaces, but the space utilization rate was very low. It was the same as what I saw earlier. Chinese Internet companies are not in the same style at all. The boss asked me to wait for him to finish his breakfast, and took me to the third floor to talk about his grand blueprint, saying that to build a modern smart city requires the interaction of various real-time data. He said that he attaches great importance to talents, and it seems that I have relevant work experience at my age. The company will find a professional outsourcing team to do the project, and I will be responsible for product demand and quality. The boss asked me to think about replying to him. I think about it for so long to prepare for typing the code. If I rush to meet the needs of the project every day, it will be difficult to do it because I am not interested. Can do enough technical accumulation for things to be realized in the future. I replied to the boss on WeChat, first affirming the significance of the project, and then declined saying that I just want to do a good job at the front end, but the boss said that they will hold a meeting with the city leaders to discuss the project platform in two days, and hope I can listen to it. Considering that the leaders I have known for more than two years who determine the direction of the project have little to do with the actual project technology, after I declined again, the boss still asked me to think about it, and I don't know how to reply. My wife said it would be easy to say, and there was no need to be so tactful before, so I sent "I'll wait and see if I have time", but after I sent it, I felt that the tone was too different from the previous one, and the boss never said anything. Back, including me saying that I couldn't go before their meeting. I have never been good at handling relationships, so I have to be more careful in the future!

The eighth company is an Internet company that outsources to a large local company. The boss is familiar with the sportfire and kettle I have used, and said that it is more consistent with the company's technology. I also asked about the details of the algorithm written on my resume. I said that it was to use computer logic to process the laws of music. He was confused and asked whether recursion was used or what. noun! Then the technical supervisor asked twenty or thirty technical points, and I felt that I could answer more than half of them, but I had never heard of closures. I was also asked about the splice() method of the array. I couldn’t remember the parameter function for a while. After I came back, I checked my notes and found that I had seen it once in March and August, but I had never used it! In short, I feel that the interview effect is barely strong, but I feel that this company pays more attention to technical details. After I went back, I sent a message to the company to ask for advice on applying according to the suggestions on the Internet, but I didn't get a reply.

After resigning, I haven’t received any re-examination or serious offers, and my confidence began to weaken. I also increased my delivery efforts. In addition to several major recruitment websites, I also filled out resumes on 58 and Ganji. At the same time, I bought a bootstrap practical tutorial on a certain treasure, hoping to quickly create a simple and beautiful page and hang it in the work to make up for the lack of work experience. This time it was Friday, and I arranged three of them a day.

The ninth one is in the development zone. The boss is very polite, but he said that he wants to find someone who can do design for customers and produce samples. At least, I insisted on looking at the commercial websites I made for clients in the past. After returning home at night, I reissued the homepage of Changjing Company, and I didn’t believe it afterwards. On the way out of the company, I met an aunt who was handing out pamphlets and said, "It looks good." I took it and saw that it was preaching Christianity. I saw it all the way in the car, and I feel pretty good. Except that it is different from Buddhism in terms of deep teachings, it is very similar in terms of basic teaching to people, both of which are to suppress evil and promote good! Walking on the road, I suddenly felt a feeling of wanting nothing and doing nothing. I felt it for a while, and continued to return to the reality of looking for a job. When I was thinking about what kind of job I would find, my eyes fell on the word "Basic" of Christ on the booklet in my hand intentionally or unintentionally, and I just tried to test the word. Taking this word alone gives people the impression that it emphasizes the fundamental and basic meaning. It may mean that I still have to rely on basic skills to find a job this time, or will I use a lot of basic skills in my future work? The word is disassembled, the top is its, and the bottom is soil. Looking at its appearance, there is a feeling that it extends in all directions. It extends in all directions on the land. Isn't this transportation? Is my next job related to transportation? Or do you want to make something that connects from the center to the surrounding?

The 10th family has a good cultural atmosphere, and I feel that the company has development momentum. The two interviewers expressed their intention to improve the company's system. Now the scale is small, it is to expand the front-end part of the existing food tracking system, and it may also go to the Northeast for business trips. The front-end framework is agular, obviously I don't meet this requirement. Later, after I found a job, they just sent an email saying that I was not well matched with the position. It felt very formal and polite. I also replied to the email to congratulate me. I went back and forth several times, and the impression was not bad.

The 11th is a smart city project of a well-known fashion group. It is said that the project team has just moved from the provincial capital and is recruiting people. The work schedule is to work overtime half the time, nine in the morning and nine in the evening on overtime days, no overtime pay, and weeks off. After a brief technical interview about experience, I asked a question about css centering. After I finished answering, the interviewer said to me: "I don't know why you choose to be a front-end at your age, but I can tell you for sure that you are This is the oldest person I have interviewed with so many people!" Two nights later, I received a call from HR and asked me to fill out an electronic form online and send it to my mailbox. When I called back, I asked about tax deductions and Regarding the insurance situation, she also mentioned whether the after-tax salary can reach a certain range, and she said to think about it.

The 12th is a large local company, and I went there on Saturday. After the phone interview last night, I have already written a special resume as required, that is, I have written all my previous work experience that has nothing to do with the IT industry, and realized the effect of a form verification and pop-up box as required. First, a technical leader held a paper notebook, and I basically answered all the questions asked. He also kept emphasizing how formal the company is, and there will be absolutely no tax evasion. Then came a middle-aged man. It turned out to be a personal matter. He asked questions with a straight face. When asked the reason for my resignation, I said that I can’t focus on the front end and often need to prevaricate customers. I felt that after the last sentence was said, the interviewer's expression was obviously displeased, and finally he said that he would go on a long-term business trip. I didn't mention this matter during the phone interview before. I said I would discuss it with my family, but I didn't expect to be stuck on this issue after going through so many links.

There are only 30 to 40 front-end positions that are frequently refreshed on the recruitment website, and I have voted for almost all of them. Thinking that there is no reliable offer in hand, I can't help but feel a little anxious. Fortunately, God took good care of me. I had interviews for three consecutive days and the job was confirmed within a week. In the past few days, apart from the interview, I was just learning. I followed the bootstrap tutorial I bought to make the background management system. I feel that it is much faster to do it with a tutorial than to fumble.

The 13th company is the one closest to home. The company needs to renovate five or six old websites. The renderings have been released, so it is just a matter of production, but they require the application of cms templates to realize it, and they may need to make some videos in the future. In comparison, I prefer to engage in native development, and I have not received feedback in the end.

The 14th company is a newly established department of a local company. The interviewer speaks softly and is said to be working on the server side. During the conversation, he kept hinting that I would have a better future as a backstage worker. When it came to salary, I considered that I had asked for so much 6K and didn’t reply. For insurance, I declared 5,500 after tax, and he took the initiative to write me 6,000. Grateful! But the place of work is not in the urban area. Every day, I have to take the bus first and then catch the shuttle bus. It takes more than two hours one way, and if the project is cut off, I have to disband. There was also a young girl who was also applying for the job. She took a notebook to show the webpages and notes she had made, and she seemed to love learning. Looking at these people who have been engaged in this industry right after graduation and work hard, I am really moved!

The 15th one is in the development zone, and the owner is Korean, very young. Because the glass door was wiped too clean, I bumped my head against it when I went in, scaring the people inside out! The boss found a translator, and after understanding the basic situation, he asked me an impressive question: "Why do you want to do computer programming?" I thought for a while and said, "I like to let computers help people achieve some repetitive and boring things. , The time saved can make people do something more meaningful.” Then they gave a set of written test questions to answer now. I remember that there was a question about deduplication of arrays that required writing code. I wrote a nested for loop. The interviewer asked if there was any other way. I asked for advice, and the answer was "hash". . This company is not big. It is said that it has just been established and has a professional team from the United States and Canada. However, the current project has no front-end and urgent tasks. This makes me a little worried who has never done a formal project. The company only has insurance and no provident fund, so my quotation is a little higher.

The recruiting salary of the 16th company is more than 10,000, which is probably the only one in the island city. Go in and answer the questions first, which is divided into three parts: HTML&CSS, JS, and professional knowledge. The first part is fairly simple to write some code by hand; after reading the js in the second part, I suspect that the js I have learned is a counterfeit version. Except for the first few multiple-choice questions, I can’t even understand the latter questions; after reading the first part There are algorithms or something in the three parts. I feel that the front-ends I learned before are all copycats! It seems that the secret of high salary is here. I gave up and took the answer sheet to find the personnel to say goodbye. The personnel asked the manager to chat with me for a few words and returned the resume! When I came out, I found that it was just outside the library, so I went in and borrowed two books, "JS Design Patterns" and "Performance Optimization".

I went to the 17th one out of curiosity. The other party claimed that the salary was very high, but they couldn't tell the specific technical requirements. I remembered that when I was looking for a job in Beidiao, I found a crew. It was all about the temptation of low threshold and high salary, but the inside story was very dark. Considering that this company is in the industrial park, I went to have a look. It really is not a serious place. I don’t know what it is for. I only saw a lot of people interviewing in a room! A man took me to another room and chatted for a while. After knowing that I was basically a local, he said that the person who called me was not there, and they might have to travel frequently to other places, do data processing at the bank, and so on. It seems that I found out that I am a local and it is not easy to fool me, so I made an excuse to end it!

dust settled

On the way to the 15th company, I started to receive an offer from the 8th company that I interviewed a week ago. I received 4 offers in the next 3 days, and I stopped the interview. At the beginning of the selection, the 11th company was screened out due to its low wages, low wages and more overtime work. The cost performance was too low. The screening of the 8th and 15th companies was more troublesome. I struggled for a day, and I felt that life is really hard: it is hard not to see the future when you don’t change jobs, and it’s hard to worry about not finding a new job after resigning. It’s hard to find a time to choose It's bitter again! I called the two companies to ask for more detailed job content and remuneration, and then compared the lists: the eighth company has a provident fund, 10 days of paid annual leave, computer subsidies and transportation subsidies, and the more important one is the front end. Some people take it; the salary of the 15th company is high, there is no provident fund and other subsidies, and it can be converted into a little higher than the former. If I go, the front end will be my job alone, and I have a lot of work recently. I guess it will take more time to explore. Not necessarily enough, let alone being tired, I am a little worried that the lack of formal project development experience will affect the project. Ask family members for their opinions, and they are all different! Finally, considering the learning efficiency and the pressure of exploration, I decided to go to the 8th one.

I informed the boss of the eighth company of my intention to join the company. After he welcomed me, he asked me to prepare the relevant procedures and physical examination, and asked me to go to the company tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to find out the specific situation. I haven't breathed a sigh of relief since I was looking for a job, and I embarked on a new journey without knowing it! Calling and rejecting the 15th one, I didn't feel much relief in my heart, but I was a little lost. This is also the suffering of life! After confirming it, I told my parents in my hometown. My mother said that it felt good after hearing all kinds of subsidies here. Thinking of reassuring them, I also felt much better. The next afternoon, I arrived at the company around 3:00 as agreed. The boss told the front-end supervisor who interviewed me about his recent work plan. He probably wanted to complete a large-screen visualization project, which needed to display various charts such as maps. He showed me a three-dimensional map of the earth with dynamic connections between different locations, which looked very cool. He said that we will connect this city with cities in other countries, which reminded me of a few days ago The result of the word test turned out to be like this! The boss asked me to see how their front-end codes were written to adjust the page. I lay next to the front-end supervisor and watched for more than an hour. I went for a physical examination on the weekend, but the result was that my heart rate was too high to meet the standard. After several measurements, it barely reached 93. Later, the company didn't even read the medical examination report!

Before joining the company, it was time for the first insurance of the car, but the mileage was too little. My wife and I went to the high-tech zone to run, and we had a pizza and steak to celebrate the work. Since I can't navigate the entire route (closed circle), and the car can't get on the high speed, I just look at the map and guide in sections. When passing by the company park where I stayed for more than half a year, I brought the key to the boss, but he asked about the key to the house, and I remembered that when it was just cold, I went to his house to help receive the people who tried the heating, but I really didn’t want the key. I can’t find where to put it——A year and a half later, when I moved, I found a key in the hidden pocket on the lid of a small bag I used to carry. I don't have the nerve to find the boss again. When passing by the wheat fields in Jiaozhou, I wanted to go down for a stroll, but my wife didn't let me get off because she thought there was nowhere to park. In the end, we walked around Jiaozhou Bay and came back from the tunnel. My wife said that I had never driven such a long way, and I felt at home only when I arrived at the tunnel.

I signed the contract after working in the new company for a few days, and then asked about the insurance. Because I joined the job on the 20th of this month, I paid it from next month, and the original unit did not pay it this month because I left on the 10th. I just remembered that before resigning, Shanqing emphasized several times that it is best to buy insurance at the beginning when I find a company, otherwise it may be very troublesome to apply for unemployment certificates, etc., because the household registration is at home. When I checked insurance-related matters online, I found that the policy that Shanqing once told me that the New Year’s insurance cannot be paid does not exist, and it is illegal to fail to pay social insurance during the internship! Considering that the family is looking at the house, if you want to buy it, the social security cannot be cut off. I called the social security and inspection center, and the answer was that both companies are obliged, but only one company needs to pay the insurance, and I can negotiate which one to pay. I asked the two companies, but they were unwilling to pay for this month's insurance, so I had to admit that I was unlucky!

Everything is fine in the new company. I still remember the feeling of walking in the corridor when I was tired of typing code in the first few days after I joined the company. Although the office smells like factory rubber, compared with the previous unit, I can focus on it. Looking at the front end, there are ready-made technical colleagues who can communicate and learn at any time. This has met my expectations, and I finally feel that I am on the right track! The work is stable, and I arrange my own time at night. First, I finish the video of the volunteers, and then write a simple website to commemorate the friends who have drifted north together, and also practice the new skills learned in the recent tutorial.

Since then, my full-time front-end career has officially started!

postscript

Recalling that every character in the story I met in the past year or so is a fate destined by God. I have learned a lot from everyone, so I am very grateful to everyone. Especially the boss, even though I chose to leave, I still feel warm in my heart when I think of his family who let me train for free and the enthusiastic parents in his family. My younger brother was the one who played the most guiding role when I changed careers. No matter in terms of study or life, he unconditionally tried his best to help me at any time. The brotherhood is really indescribable. For other people, no matter whether they have been happy or unhappy at work, as long as everyone and everything have something to do with me, there must be something worth learning from. I am grateful to all the people I have met, you are all an indispensable part of my growth path.

I originally planned to spend two weeks writing a long article to record the career change experience of more than a year, but after writing the beginning and referring to the career change experience of some programmers, I decided to write in detail so that readers can be more specific Understand the job content of the IT industry and the specific conditions of start-up companies, especially for those who want to change careers or are changing careers. Among them, the first half describes more about music theory, and the second half also spends a lot of space on specific programming techniques. You can browse freely according to your mood and just read the story. I looked back after I wrote it for the first time, and I was surprised that I had coded so many words, and the content was lengthy. Some friends suggested that the content should be simplified and the characters merged. It would be better to make the plot more fictional. But I thought about it. First, my personal ability is limited, and it is okay to keep some running accounts, but it is not enough to write well. That's it, everyone will just take a look. As mentioned at the beginning of the first article, I have processed some events with fictitious facts. The characters and companies that appeared in the article used pseudonyms, and even made up a lot of plots according to the needs. Of course, the premise of the fiction must be in line with the context. . You can read it as a story or read it as a novel, don't care about its authenticity, if you can gain something from it, I won't write so many words in vain. In the end, it took more than two months to write 8 articles, and spent a day and a half at Starbucks during the cross-country festival to catch up on drafts—there were so many things at home that I couldn’t concentrate on work. I usually write in the morning and evening every day, with an average of less than half an hour in the morning and less than an hour in the evening. The advantage is that the time is regular, and the disadvantage is that every time I feel like writing, I should either go to bed or go to work. When I write at night, I have to practice the skill of shielding the TV image and sound next to the display screen. I finally found that the effective method is to bring good sound-proof headphones and plug in the baffle. It's a pity that the earphones that the company gave when they bought the drums back then, due to the age and aging of the wires, the outer skin cracked when folded. I bought the thinnest winding tube and wound it a layer.

A complete IT web project often has links such as idea generation, requirements, research and argumentation, prototype drawing, design drawing, development, testing, acceptance, and launch. If problems are encountered in the development and testing link, requirements and argumentation may be re-inputted. This also has corresponding process specifications and role configurations in large factories. However, in many start-up companies, due to the shortage of technical personnel, it is very common to omit links, unclear boundaries, and one person to take multiple positions. As a result, the individual is tired and the company's product quality is difficult to guarantee. But start-ups also have advantages. One person can participate in the whole process of the project when they have multiple positions, which can be helpful for starting a business or doing projects independently in the future. Technology in the IT industry is updated very quickly. After three to five years, the usage of a technology may change beyond recognition, or a project may not be able to run in a new environment two years later. Therefore, it is normal to keep up with the pace of IT technology and maintain active learning. If you have the opportunity to try new technologies at work, you will be very happy. If not, you have to spend your own time, make a study plan and implement it. Although my older age was an unavoidable shortcoming when I was looking for a job, the various study and practice notes I started to make half a year ago also made up for it to a large extent. Therefore, friends who want to change careers must maintain their enthusiasm for the industry, love of programming, and continuous investment in learning new knowledge in order to continue on this road steadily.

Finally, I wish you all success in your studies!

list of actors

I, my former boss, my brother;

Boss, Dr. Xunming, Yiwang, Water Ginseng, Wanlikun, Bolu, Cardamom, Ms. Qijia, Shanqing Finance, Yuecheng, Junda;

wife, parents;

Green Orange, Wu Ping Ya, Qing Xu, Li Da Kai, Yu Qi, Light Rain, Water Moon, Chao Yang, Qi Xiao;

Dong Jun, Chang Zhou, Chang Feng, Ling Xiao, You Zong, some engineers of Xkang, I am Nai Zhu.